Assasins Creed II
Ezio Auditore da Firenze
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Ezio Auditore da Firenze
―Ezio Auditore, Rome, 1499
Ezio Auditore da Firenze (born 1459) was a Florentine noble during the
Italian Renaissance, and unbeknownst to most historians and philosophers, an
influential member of the Assassin's Order. A descendant of Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad
and the ancestor to both Desmond Miles and Subject 16, Ezio was unaware of
his Assassin heritage until he was 17-years-old, when, following the murder of
his father and two brothers; Federico and Petruccio, Ezio fled from the Italian
province of Florence - his hometown - and took refuge in the town of
Monteriggioni in the Tuscan region at the Auditore Family Villa.
After being mentored and trained by his uncle, Mario Auditore, Ezio
proceeded on his quest of revenge against the Grandmaster of the Knights
Templar, Rodrigo Borgia, who had ordered the executions of his father and
two brothers. During his quest for revenge, Ezio managed to not only unite
pages of Altaïr's Codex for the first time since Domenico Auditore, but also to
save the cities of Florence and Venice from the Templars' wrath, ensure the
future travels of Christoffa Corombo to the "New World" and bring the
Renaissance ideals and Assassin Order to the city of Rome.
Biography:
Early life
Ezio Auditore da Firenze was born in Florence in 1459 AD, the second son
of Giovanni and Maria Auditore. Until the age of 17, Ezio lived a life of luxury
as a member of the Florentine noble class, unaware of his father's allegiance
to the Assassin Order. As a youth he was an apprentice to Giovanni
Tornabuoni, a great banker, presumably to learn the ropes of banking, so that
he could become the leader of the Auditore bank.
In the year 1476, Ezio, his older brother Federico and friends of the family
got into a fight with Vieri de' Pazzi and his gang. Ezio single-handedly defeated
several members of the opposing gang, but Vieri managed to escaped the
scene before Ezio could do anything to him. During the fight, Ezio gained a cut
on his lip, so Frederico suggested that they visit the local doctor. After looting
several people left unconscious from the fight, the two brothers ran across
the rooftops to the Doctor.
After the doctor had tended to his wound, a church nearby caught the eye
of the brothers and Federico suggested a race. Ezio won and together the two
looked out over the city. Realizing that they were nearby, Ezio travelled to the
house of Cristina Vespucci and spent the night with her. Caught by Cristina's
father the morning after, Ezio fled from a group of pursuing guards before
meeting with his father at the Palazzo Auditore. Giovanni scolded him (but
later softens, and admits that he is reminded of his own youth) and assigned
him the task of delivering several letters to his contacts.
After returning home, Ezio found his distraught sister crying after
discovering her boyfriend had been unfaithful. After obtaining his
whereabouts, Ezio beat the man and warned him to stay away from his sister.
Upon returning to the palazzo again, his little brother Petruccio asked Ezio to
collect eagle feathers from the rooftops, as he was ill and couldn't leave the
house or get out of bed. After a tiring search for feathers, Ezio's mother
secured his services in picking up some paintings from a young artist that she
patronized, Leonardo da Vinci. On the walk home, Leonardo struck up a
conversation, beginning a friendship between the two young men that would
last throughout their adult lives.
A much younger Ezio, portrayed by Devon Bostick
Arrest and execution of his family
“I'll kill you for what you've done!”
―Ezio Auditore to Uberto Alberti after watching his family's execution, 1476
After completing his errands, Ezio returned home to find the house
ransacked, his father and brothers missing and his mother and sister hiding.
Learning that city guards had been ordered to arrest Giovanni and all of his
sons, Ezio made his way to the Palazzo della Signoria, where his father and
brothers were being held. Climbing the building and speaking to his father
through his cell window, Ezio was instructed to find a chest hidden in his
office, to take everything out of it and to deliver a sealed letter to Uberto
Alberti, Lorenzo de' Medici's personal assistant and a close friend of the
Auditore family. Doing so, Ezio found the Assassin robes that he would wear
for the next 23 years and the letter containing details of a plot against the city
of Florence and the Auditore family. Ezio brought the incriminating
documents to Alberti and was assured that his family would be released the
following day when the information was presented as evidence of their
innocence.
The next day, Ezio returned to the Piazza della Signoria to find Alberti
presiding over the execution of the Auditores (watched over all the while by a
mysterious stranger who had been present with Alberti the previous night).
Giovanni claimed his innocence, citing the information given to Alberti as
evidence. But Alberti denied any knowledge of such information. Ezio's efforts
to prevent the execution were ultimately in vain, and he could only watch
helplessly as his father and brothers were hung. When he attempted to
charge the scaffold to avenge his kinsmen, Alberti ordered the city guards to
murder him. At the urging of one of Giovanni's friends, a thief, Ezio fled the
Piazza della Signoria and sought shelter in a brothel, run by the sister of the
Auditore housemaid, a courtesan named Paola.
Paola, who unbeknownst to Ezio was an Assassin herself, agreed to assist
Ezio in his quest for vengeance, teaching him how to survive in the city as an
outlaw through pickpocketing and blending in crowds. She further directed
Ezio to Leonardo da Vinci to repair the Hidden Blade of the late Giovanni
Auditore, but did not notice that Ezio was being watched. At Leonardo's
workshop, a guard banged on the door, ordered Leonardo outside, and tried
to beat Ezio's location from him. Ezio realized something was wrong and crept
up behind the guard, stabbing him from behind. After Leonardo had thanked
him, Ezio sought out and assassinated Alberti in the courtyard of the Basilica
of Santa Croce, stabbing him multiple times in the chest before proudly
shouting his name to everyone present, marking Alberti as his first
assassination
Ezio's Family being hung for treason
Start as an Assassin
“The Auditore are not dead! I'm still here! Me! Ezio, Ezio Auditore!”
―Ezio Auditore, 1476
Now the most wanted man in Florence, Ezio fled the city with his mother
and sister in the hopes of making their way to Spain, stopping beforehand at
the Auditore family's villa in the town of Monteriggioni for shelter. During
their travel to Monteriggioni, the three were accosted by Vieri de' Pazzi and
his followers, but were saved by the timely arrival of Ezio's uncle, Mario, and
his Mercenaries. Mario informed Ezio of the existence of the Assassins, in an
obvious attempt to induct him into the Order, revealing that many of his
ancestors, including Giovanni, were part of it. However, Ezio refused his
ancestry, wishing only to continue his journey to Spain to ensure his mother
and sister's safety. Enraged, Mario left Monteriggioni for the city of San
Gimignano, where Vieri de' Pazzi had been located, in the attempt to relieve
Monteriggioni of continual assaults by his minions. Guilt-ridden and knowing
his presence was a primary reason for the ongoing attacks, Ezio traveled to
San Gimignano to accept Mario's offer.
When Ezio arrived outside the city, he joined Mario and his mercenaries in
their assault, waiting until nightfall to make their way to Vieri de' Pazzi by
killing guards patrolling near the city gates. After witnessing a brief meeting
between Rodrigo Borgia, Jacopo de' Pazzi, Francesco de' Pazzi and Vieri, Ezio
encountered and fought Vieri for the last time, eventually overpowering and
killing him after a brief duel. Ezio tried to extract a confession from his old
enemy, but to no avail as Vieri chose to be snide even to the very end.
Infuriated by this, Ezio flew into a rage and insulted Vieri's corpse, continuing
until his uncle calmed him down, and reminded him of a tradition of the
Assassins: showing respect to those they have killed
Ezio yells at the corpse of Vieri de' Pazzi
Killing the Pazzi
“The Pazzi were a venerable and potent family, reduced to rubble by one
young assassin. “
―Rodrigo Borgia, reflecting on the collapse of the Pazzi family
Following Vieri's death, Ezio returned to Florence in 1478 to gather
information from La Volpe and prevent the planned Pazzi takeover, as well as
the deaths of Lorenzo de' Medici and Guilani de' Medici. Arriving too late to
save Guilani, Ezio managed to prevent the death of Lorenzo, the ruler of
Florence, and restored his family's good name. However, the Pazzi had
already succeeded in their plan and brought the city into a state of civil war.
After learning the location of Francesco de' Pazzi at the Piazza della Signoria,
Ezio chased him down and slew him, although Jacopo de' Pazzi and several
other conspirators were able to escape the city. Shortly afterwards, the
Medici publicly cleared the name of the Auditore family and provided Ezio
with the names of the conspirators who had escaped.
Learning that the Pazzi conspirators had fled to San Gimignano, Ezio
tracked down and killed Antonio Maffei, Stefano da Bagnone, Bernardo di
Bandino Baroncelli and Francesco Salviati, extracting from each man
information on Jacopo de' Pazzi's hiding place. Using the information, Ezio
located his quarry and tracked Jacopo to an ancient Roman theatre. Once
there, Ezio eavesdropped on a meeting between Jacopo, Rodrigo Borgia and a
Venetian merchant, Emilio Barbarigo. After fatally wounding Jacopo for his
failure to capture Florence, Borgia revealed that he was aware of Ezio's
presence. While Borgia and Emilio fled, Ezio was apprehended by Borgia's
bodyguards, but he overpowered and killed them, before swiftly putting the
dying Jacopo out of his misery.
Jacopo de' Pazzi and the fellow conspirators.
Venice
“Emilio Barbarigo: "The assassin is here, in Venezia?"
Carlo Grimaldi: "He's been here for weeks! How could you be so blind?"
―Carlo Grimaldi and Emilio Barbarigo discuss Ezio minutes before the latter's
assassination.
With the Pazzi conspiracy ended, Ezio returned to Lorenzo in 1480 and
declared his success. Before leaving the city for Venice, Ezio was granted a
gift; a Medici cape, that would keep the city guards' attention from him. Ezio
then made his way to Leonardo's workshop, only to find that he had just left
for Venice himself. Meeting with Leonardo in the Appennine Mountains, Ezio
accompanied him to the city of Forlì, narrowly avoiding the Templar soldiers
sent after them by Rodrigo Borgia.
Eventually arriving in Forlì, one year later, the two made their way to the
city docks, where Ezio was refused passage without a pass. It was at this
moment that the two heard the screams of a noble lady stranded in the city's
wetlands. Ezio swiftly hastened to her rescue and was able to row the woman
ashore. The lady introduced herself as Caterina Sforza and coerced the
dockman into granting Ezio passage to Venice. Once in Venice, Ezio and
Leonardo were given a brief tour of the city by Alvise before Ezio began to
seek a way into the Palazzo of Emilio Barbarigo, although this effort proved to
be in vain. Suddenly pushed aside, Ezio watched as a gang of thieves
attempted and failed to breach the Palazzo, leading Ezio to subsequently aid
the thief Rosa, who had been shot through the leg with an arrow. After
successfully escaping the city guards, Ezio was introduced to the leader of the
Venetian thieves guild, Antonio, and together, they concocted a new plot to
kill Emilio Barbarigo and liberate the merchant district.
The plot, taking place during 4 years, was successful and gave Ezio the
name of another Templar conspirator – Carlo Grimaldi. A government official
and member of the Council of Ten, Carlo was close to Giovanni Mocenigo, the
Doge of Venice and hoped to turn him to the Templar cause. Overhearing
another meeting between Borgia and Carlo, Ezio uncovered a plot to poison
the Doge and replace him with Marco Barbarigo. Returning to Antonio, he
sought to find a way into the Palazzo Ducale, the Doge's Palace, searching the
front gates, the rear walls and even passing over the Basilica di San Marco;
but they were hampered at every turn. Returning to the piazza below, an
enraged Antonio remarked that only birds might get into the Doge's palace,
reminding Ezio of Leonardo's flying machine, which he had seen on the way to
Forlì. After a somewhat unsuccessful test flight, Leonardo came up with a way
to ensure that Ezio reached his destination.
Ezio assassinates Carlo Grimaldi.
After removing the city guards at four separate locations, Antonio's thieves
proceeded to light massive bonfires throughout the city, giving Ezio the lift
Leonardo's flying machine needed to make it to the Palazzo Ducale. The plan
worked, and Ezio breached the Palazzo Ducale, although he was too late to
save the Doge. Carlo fled the scene, crying out that Ezio had assassinated the
Doge, but met his own end at Ezio's hands moments later. However, Ezio was
now the most wanted man in Venice and was forced to flee the city guards.
Returning to Leonardo's workshop for help in 1486, Ezio was directed to Sister
Teodora's brothel, where Antonio was hiding. Under the cover of Carnevale,
Ezio made his way to the brothel and began planning the death of Marco
Barbarigo, competing in the four games of the Carnevale to win the golden
mask that would gain him entrance to Marco's private party. Ezio was
successful but found that Marco's cousin, Silvio Barbarigo and Marco's
personal slave-bodyguard, Dante Moro intimidated and bribed the judges into
denying him his prize. However, Ezio was successful in regaining the mask and
managed to assassinate Marco, leaving the door open for Agostino, a
Barbarigo not involved with the Templars, and an ally of Antonio's, to
legitimately become Doge.
With his quest nearly at an end, Ezio tracked down Silvio Barbarigo and
Dante Moro, liberating the mercenary leader, Bartolomeo d'Alviano, and his
soldiers in the process. Having tracked the Templars down to the city's
Arsenal, Ezio managed to storm the building with the help of Bartolomeo and
his men, and kill Dante Moro and Silvio Barbarigo. However, he was
astonished to learn that the plot to remove the Doge was merely a
distraction, so that the Templars could move their vessel to Cyprus, although
the reasons for this were unknown to Ezio.
Induction into the Order
Ezio, receiving the Assassin's mark.
“It's been ten years since I watched my father and brothers die. Ten years
hunting the men responsible. I'm close to the end now, but no closer to
knowing what any of it was for!”
―Ezio discusses his life as an Assassin.
Two more years passed before word of the Templar vessel reached Ezio
once again on his twenty ninth birthday[3], when Rosa brought him a shipping
manifest detailing the return of the ship that very day. Sneaking into the
Arsenal, Ezio watched as a Templar soldier carrying a Piece of Eden
disembarked from the ship and made his way to a Templar base in the city.
Following the soldier, Ezio assassinated and impersonated the guard, carrying
the Piece of Eden to a meeting with Rodrigo Borgia himself. Finally able to
confront the man ultimately responsible for the deaths of his father and
brothers, Ezio criticized the Templar Grand Master for the non-appearance of
the supposed "prophet" detailed in the Codex prophecy. Borgia responded,
proudly naming himself the prophet before engaging Ezio in battle. The battle
was short, and Ezio easily bested the Templar. On the backfoot, Borgia called
upon the city guards and taunted the Assassin, saying that "his people" had
failed to show up.
At this very moment Mario Auditore, Antonio, Paola, Teodora, La Volpe
and Bartolomeo d’Alviano appeared, driving off Borgia and revealing
themselves to Ezio as Assassins. With the arrival of Niccolò Machiavelli, it was
revealed to Ezio that he was in fact the supposed “prophet”, and that for the
past decade they had all worked together to induct Ezio into the Assassins
Order. That night, they all met again and Ezio was formally inducted into the
Order.
The Battle of Forlì
“Muori col tuo orgoglio, per quanto vale… Requiescat in Pace.”
(Die with your pride, for what it's worth… Rest in Peace.
―Ezio Auditore to Ludovico Orsi
Ezio overflying the city of Forli.
Shortly after his induction, Ezio met with Mario and Niccolò, and traveled
to Leonardo da Vinci's studio, hoping he could shed some light upon the
strange artifact Borgia had dubbed "the Apple". Leonardo examined the
unique device, commenting that the metal it was made of should not exist,
and that its design was highly advanced despite its age. Briefly touching the
Apple, Ezio accidentally activated the device, which started to glow and show
strange holographic images. De-activating the device, Niccolò announced that
he had arranged for the Piece of Eden to be held in the Rocca di Ravaldino,
protected by an ally of the Assassin's, Caterina Sforza. Niccolò and Ezio met
with Caterina in Romagna, just outside the city of Forlì. After briefly discussing
the Apple, the three made their way back to the city, only to find that it had
been invaded by the Orsi brothers; Checco and Ludovico.
As the group fought its way to the city's locked gates, Ezio managed to find
another way inside and opened the the gates, allowing them to continue their
way to the Citadel. Reaching the Rocca di Ravaldino, they found out that two
of Caterina’s children, Ottaviano and Bianca, were in the hands of the Orsi
brothers, who had recently arrived and begun attacking the Citadel. Repelling
the attack, Ezio left the Apple in Caterina's hands, before going to rescue her
two children.
Ezio briefly glimpses Savonarola, before passing out.
Making his way into Romagna, Ezio overpowered the guard detail assigned
to imprison Bianca, who directed Ezio to her brother Ottaviano. As Bianca fled
back to the city, Ezio made his way the the lighthouse upon which Ottaviano
was being held by Ludovico himself. Climbing the tower, Ezio dispatched
Ludovico and freed Ottaviano, though not before learning that the kidnapping
was a distraction, which had allowed the brothers to steal the Apple. Ezio
swiftly tracked down and killed Checco Orsi and his remaining men. Retrieving
the Apple, Ezio failed to notice that Checco had stabbed him in the abdomen.
Injured, Ezio collapsed to the floor, the Apple rolling from his hand. Before
losing consciousness Ezio saw a monk with a missing finger pick up the Apple
and walk away, despite Ezio's warnings against doing so.
Caterina’s guards later found Ezio next to Checco’s corpse and returned
him to Forlì, where Caterina nursed him back to health. Returned to his
senses, Ezio, now bearded, hurridly explained to Caterina that the Apple had
been stolen from him by a man in black. She recognized him for a monk and
told Ezio to search for the monk at the church outside the city walls. There
was no sign of the monk, but Ezio met with Brother O’Callahan, who told him
to continue his search at San Vincenzo, in central Forlì. An abbot there
identified Ezio as Stefano de Bagnone's killer and ran away, but was
intercepted, and, once convinced he was not about to die, gave Ezio the name
of the four fingered monk: Girolamo Savonarola.
The Spanish Inquisition
“My name is Ezio Auditore da Firenze... It has been fifteen years since the
Spaniard, Rodrigo Borgia, murdered my family and drove me into exile...
Since that time I have suffered greatly but learned a great deal more- I am
an Assassin, as my father and grandfathers were before me. Compelled by
duty to my order, I have set aside my search for the Spaniard to recover an
ancient artifact recently stolen from us. My thirst for vengeance is strong,
but my responsibillity to the Assassins is stronger still.”
―Ezio Auditore, 1494
Ezio with Luis, Raphael, and Christoffa
While trying to locate Savonarola, Ezio was told by a Thief to meet Antonio
at the Thieves' Guild in Venice. Upon arriving there, Ezio found Antonio
accompanied by another man, Luis Santangel. Luis was looking for a good
"killer" who could oversee a meeting involving Luis' friend Christoffa
Corombo, but Ezio expressed no interest. However, when he heard that
Rodrigo Borgia was also involved in the meeting, he rushed to Christoffa's
location, finding out that it was a trap. However, he managed to save
Christoffa, who explained that Rodrigo was interested in his plans to sail west.
Soon afterwards, Ezio met with Antonio again, who told him to go see both
Luis and Christoffa in the gardens district.
They then told him that the Templars were in possession of Christoffa's
atlas, which featured the journey's route. Ezio quickly recovered the atlas and
brought it back to Christoffa and Luis. Luis informed Ezio of the presence of
Spanish Assassins, who were held captive by the Spanish Inquisitor General,
Tomas Torquemada. Thinking it his mission to rescue them, Ezio temporarily
diverged from his goal to reobtain the Apple of Eden and set out to Spain, but
not before Antonio gave him the names of two of his contacts.
After arriving in Spain and briefly losing his sword to a thief, Ezio went on
to look for one of the contacts. When he arrived at the location, he met a man
who called himself Raphael Sanchez and soon after revealed himself to be an
Assassin. He informed Ezio of the location of the first captured Assassin, and
Ezio rushed to save him. Right before the Assassin could be burned by the
Inquisitors, Ezio killed all the guards and freed him. After Ezio's return,
Raphael revealed that it was Gaspard Martinez who was ordered to capture
the Assassins by Torquemada. Ezio located Gaspard and found him,
Torquemada and a guard surrounding a captured Assassin.
Torquemada revealed to the captured Assassin, and indirectly to Ezio, that
Rodrigo Borgia had ordered him to capture Assassins in Spain, because they
were "non-believers" (in the Catholic religion). After the guard killed the
Assassin, the group disbanded and Gaspard was left unguarded. Ezio then met
with him and asked him what he knew of the Templars, but Gaspard feigned
ignorance and said that they "went away two centuries ago." He fell silently to
Ezio's blade, and Ezio acquired a list of six other Assassins' names.
After freeing the first man on the list, Ezio took him back to Raphael,
informing the latter of the existence of the list. However, all the remaining
Assassins were located in Zaragoza.
Once in Zaragoza, Raphael told Ezio to find the Inquisition's Calficador,
Pedro Llorente, whose tribunal met at the far side of town. Arriving there, Ezio
found that Torquemada was also present. One of the Assassins was being
tried, and after he refused to convert and confess, was killed. Ezio
eavesdropped on the ensuing conversation and found out that Torquemada
was under orders from Rodrigo Borgia to arrest the Assassins. He hurried to
locate the remaining five Assassins. Four of them where held captive inside
some catacombs. The last was held inside a church. After securing their safety,
Ezio killed Pedro Llorente. Returning to Raphael, he requested to return to
Italy. However, Raphael still needed some help against the Inquisitors in
Granada. Ezio complied, helping to assassinate a Templar spy in the city and
discovering along the way that Luis Santangel was also an Assassin.
Once again he excused himself to return to Italy, but distubed again by the
Templars. He is forced again to fight off the Templars to defend Luis, and
informed that Raphael has been captured. Ezio fights to rescue Raphael, then
finally infiltrate Torquemada's fortress. Torquemada escapes, but Ezio still
have duties for the Piece of Eden and decide not to pursue him, Ezio excuses
to finally return to Italy and Telling Luis and Raphael to tell him when
Christoffa returns from his journey to find the "New World."
The Bonfire of the Vanities
Ezio overlooking a plaza in Florence.
“There is no book or teacher to give you the answers, to show you the
way. Choose your own way! Do not follow me, or anyone else. “
―Ezio after Savanarola's defeat
After Lorenzo de’ Medici's death, Savonarola was able to easily take control
over Florence with the Apple of Eden at his command. He taught the
population of Florence that personal property and knowledge made the
difference between the rich and the poor. Therefore, he burned everything
related to the Renaissance in the Bonfire of the Vanities.
Ezio and Niccolò Machiavelli wanted to put a stop to Savonarola's rule with
the aid of their two comrades in the city, Paola and Volpe. Ezio began
eliminating the monk's brainwashed followers while Niccolò, Paola, and Volpe
organized a riot in the city. Soon after Ezio killed Savonarola's followers, the
rioters formed an angry mob and went to the Palazzo Pitti, where Savonarola
resided, demanding an end to the bonfires. Savanarola tried to use the Apple
to quell the riot, but before he could, one of the assassins threw a knife at
him, knocking the Apple out of his hand. In the ensuing chaos, the Apple was
picked up by a guard in service to the Borgia (the Templars had also been
trying, without success, to recover the Apple from Savonarola). Ezio followed
him, killed him and recovered the Apple. Savonarola was then sentenced to
be executed in the same way he had dealt with the city's knowledge: burned
at the stake on the Piazza della Signoria. However, Ezio decided that no one
should have to die in such agony. The Assassin leapt onto the execution
platform and put Savonarola out of his misery. He then looked at the stunned
mob and gave a speech to them, urging them to follow their own path and
rely on their own thoughts, not what they were told by the ones in power. He
then left with Mario, Niccolò, Paola and La Volpe, ready to uncover the
answers hidden within the Apple.
Infiltrating the Sistine Chapel
Ezio battles his way to the Sistine Chapel.
“I thought... I thought I was beyond this. But I'm not. I've waited too long,
lost too much. Requiescat in pace, you bastard! “
―Ezio to Rodrigo Borgia during his first assassination attempt
The following year, in 1499, the Assassins came together once more at the
Villa Auditore, with the Piece of Eden and the completed Codex in hand. Using
the two objects, they discovered the location of the Vault to be in Rome,
specifically, beneath the Vatican. Unfortunately, Rodrigo Borgia had become
Pope in 1492, although Mario believed he had only done so to gain access to
the Papal Staff, another of the Pieces of Eden. Undeterred, Ezio made way to
assassinate Rodrigo Borgia.
Fighting his way along the entire length of the Passetto di Borgo, Ezio snuck
into the Sistine Chapel and struck at Borgia from above. As he was about to
deal the killing blow, Borgia surprised him by using the Staff to blast him away
and drain the energy of those in the room. Since Ezio held the Apple, he was
immune to the Staff's effects, and the two engaged in a duel. Ezio repeated
history by using the same technique Al Mualim utilized in his duel against
Altaïr in 1191, by creating multiple illusions of himself with the Apple. Ezio
seemingly bested Borgia, but the Pope counterattacked and overcame him.
Borgia took the Apple, stabbed Ezio in the abdomen and left him to die before
fleeing into the Vault. However, Ezio's wounds were not mortal, and he was
able to give pursuit. Outside the Vault, Ezio watched as Borgia tried in vain to
open it. Laying down his arms, Ezio challenged and defeated Borgia in a fist
fight, obtaining possession of both the Staff and the Apple, but refusing to
take Borgia’s life, having realised the futility of revenge.
“Killing you won't bring my family back. I am done. “
―Ezio spared Borgia's life after defeating him.
Entering the Vault, Ezio stood in shock as he was confronted by a hologram
of an individual naming herself "Minerva" and claiming to be one of "Those
Who Came Before". Ezio was further confounded when the hologram sought
to speak to an unseen figure named Desmond, before disappearing abruptly,
leaving Ezio with many questions.
Siege of Monteriggioni
Ezio destroying a siege tower.
Following his experience in the Vault, Ezio returned to Monteriggioni.
However he soon learned that the Templar threat had diminished little when
Cesare Borgia, the son of Rodrigo and a high ranked Templar, laid siege to
Monteriggioni. His army of soldiers, towers and cannons breached the city's
gates and destroyed much of the city and Villa. Ezio, who was sleeping with
Caterina Sforza at the time of the attack, was shocked when a cannonball shot
through his wall and hit the centre pillar of his room. He quickly got dressed
and met with Mario to discuss their options. Mario tasked Ezio with keeping
the Templars from the city walls, whilst Mario himself led the evacuation of
the city .
Ezio made his way to the city walls, and using the cannons, destroyed
several of Cesare’s siege engines. Eventually however, the Templars breached
the city gates, and entered, bringing a mortally wounded Mario Auditore and
a captured Caterina Sforza with firearm; the shot killed Mario. The Apple in
hand, Cesare returned to Rome whilst Ezio, who had been shot by a Borgia
arquebusier atop the city walls, blacked out and fell off the building he was
observing the situation from.
Upon regaining conciousness, Ezio travelled to Rome to avenge the
templars. This happened in the year 1503.
After Ezio saw his uncle getting shot by Ceasere Borgia, he himself got shot
by a rifleman and blacked out (Notice the blood on his shoulder)
Return to Rome
Arriving in Rome, Ezio found the city in disrepair and under the iron fist of
Cesare Borgia – son of the Pope. Basing himself on Tiber Island, in the centre
of the city, Ezio rebuilt the complex into his new headquarters and begun his
renewed war against the Knights Templar[9]. In 1503, Cesare and his father
paraded through Rome when they were ambushed by Ezio Auditore and his
apprenticed Assassins.
“Nulla è reale, tutto è lecito. Requiescat in Pace.”
―Nothing is true, everything is permitted. Rest in Peace
Initially, Ezio was a young Florentine nobleman, who lived during the 15th
and 16th Century. Unlike his ancestor Altaïr, he was brought up without
knowing of the Assassins' existence, or of his heritage. A seducer of women
and a playful man, Ezio possessed acrobatic skills beyond his peers, save for
his brother and father. He came from an affluent background and had many
friends until the deaths of his father and brothers drove him out of Florence.
Forced to protect his mother and sister, Ezio became an Assassin, exacting
revenge on the conspirators who had betrayed his family and plotted to seize
both Florence and Venice .
Ezio often allowed his emotions to overcome him, going so far as to
disrespect the corpse of Vieri de' Pazzi just after his death. However, Ezio did
manage to gain control of his anger, and by the time he had become a Master
Assassin, could control it almost completely.
Equipment and skills
Ezio Auditore, 1503.
“Despite its age, its construction is rather advanced “
―Leonardo da Vinci, on Ezio's hidden blade[src]
Ezio Auditore da Firenze was a highly skilled Assassin and a leader amongst
the Order. A master of multiple skills, including theft, blending, armed and
unarmed combat, stealth assassination techniques, free-running and long-
distance combat, he was able to use a variety of weapons including two
hidden blades, the longsword, throwing knives and more. Born with the ability
to use Eagle Vision, Ezio could instinctively differentiate friend from foe.
An explorer, throughout his quests, Ezio scoured the cities he visited in
search of Codex pages and seals from the six assassins tombs spread across
northern Italy. The Codex pages allowed Leonardo di Vinci to upgrade his
weaponry, including the addition of a wheel lock firearm and poison needle
concealed beneath his left hidden blade.
By collecting the six tomb seals, Ezio gained access to the armor created by
his ancestor, Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad which may have later been lost during the
Siege of Monteriggioni. He also collected capes that helped him stay
incognito. The only exception to this was the cape bearing the Auditore family
crest, which made him easily recognizable, due to his family's history.
Romantic life
Ezio and Cristina kissing in her room.
Ezio was known for his good looks, flirtatious nature and predisposition for
womanizing[2][5][1]. Despite the latter part of his life being centered around
his hunt for Rodrigo Borgia, Ezio still managed to find the time to share
multiple romantic relationships of a number of different women.
By 1476, Ezio had had many encounters with various unnamed Florentine
girls and courtesans before the execution of his family; insulting Vieri de' Pazzi
by suggesting that his sister seemed "quite satisfied with the handling he gave
her earlier." That year, Ezio was in a permanent relationship of sorts with
Cristina Vespucci, against the wishes of her father. Following his street brawl
with Vieri de' Pazzi on the Ponte Vecchio, Ezio visited Christina during the
night, despite his brother's request otherwise; he was chased out by her
father the next morning, and subsequently had to flee the city guards[1]. Two
years later, when Ezio returned to Florence, Cristina was married to one of her
suitors, Manfredo d'Arzenta, though she admitted to still loving Ezio[5]. Ten
years later, when Cristina and Manfredo travelled to Venice for carnevale,
Ezio, posing as her husband, wrote to her asking her to come to the Rio Terra
degli Ogniscanti; Cristina complied. As both wore carnevale masks, she did not
recognise him until he kissed her. She then took off his mask and asked him
how he dared kiss her like that, telling him she never wanted to see him again.
When Ezio tried to understand, she explained that if he really loved her, he
wouldn't simply have let Manfredo marry her. Ezio was deeply hurt upon
learning of Christina's death at the hands of Girolamo Savonarola's men,
during the Bonfire of the Vanities.
Before meeting with Christina during Carnevale, whilst trying to find a way
to Venice, Ezio accompanied his friend, Leonardo da Vinci, to Forlì. He was
initially refused passage aboard the ship to Venice, but his fortunes changed
after encountering Caterina Sforza, who had become stranded on a small
island with no means of escape. Ezio rescued her, and she repaid the favor by
granting him passage to Venice. She also told him that the next time he
returned to Forli, it would "be her pleasure" to entertain him. Moments later,
after Ezio revealed to his close friend that Sforza was a future conquest and
his type of woman, Leonardo informed Ezio of the ladies' identity, and that
she was married to the Count of the city.
Ezio first meets Caterina Sforza.
Also, at some point during his time in Forlì, Ezio encountered a girl named
Amelia. During this encounter, Amelia and two of her friends were discussing
whether anyone could beat their record in a horseback riding race. Ezio took
on the challenge, in return for an intimate encounter with Amelia, should he
prove successful.
When Ezio arrived in Venice for the first time, an unknown young woman
unsuccessfully attempted to pickpocket him. Later the same day, Ezio
witnessed the woman and a group of thieves attempting to scale the Palazzo
della Seta. The attempt ended in failure, and the girl was shot in the leg by an
archer. Ezio intervened, defending her from Emilio Barbarigo's thugs and
helping her to get to safety, learning in the process that her name was Rosa,
and that she was a member of the city's Thieves Guild. At first, Rosa's attitude
towards Ezio was very aggressive and unfriendly, but after he saved her, she
became much more amenable.
While trying to acquire the Golden Mask, Ezio was seen flirting with many
of Sister Teodora's Courtesans. After the Carnevale challenges, when Ezio
goes up to accept the Golden Mask as his prize for victory, he was
accompanied by a Courtesan. After assassinating Marco Barbarigo and
seeking sanctuary in the brothel, Ezio was known to have flirted with Sister
Teodora, who invited several of her girls to "comfort" Ezio[1].
In 1499, Ezio was seen sleeping with Caterina Sforza in the Auditore villa
before it was besieged by Cesare Borgia.
REF WIKIPEDIA
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